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Be Mindful of Your Technological Alter Ego!

Since the creation of Social Media, we no longer have to care only about how we look physically and on our resumes, but also on our digital image. Many of you will know what a digital fingerprint is, but for those of you who do not know, we are talking about the mark we leave on the Internet that can be easily summoned, most of the times, just by googling your name. Our Facebook pages, our Gmail accounts, our Linkedin profiles, they have all become part of our image.

The logical consequence is that one always needs to look out for its content or privacy setting. On the other hand, completely shielding yourselves from the outside world makes you invisible, therefore, untraceable to an eventual employer. After all, Human Resources managers and officers tend to look you up to match your name with a face, after having received your application.

The answer to this two faced dilemma is moderation: it is counterproductive for you to beinvisible and too “visible”, therefore you have to possess the common sense to block a certain kind of content and publish a decent amount of acceptable posts/pictures on your Facebook, Twitter, Blog or Instagram. Always remember that these platforms are an important part of your references.

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